Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Leveraged Leases, Income Statement, Net Revenue					$ 0	$ 0	$ (7)	$ 0			$ (7)	$ (490)
(Decrease) increase to allowance	0	0	(27)	(20)	0	(33)	(11)	0	(35)	(47)	(10)	25
Net revenues	6,080	6,553	6,305	5,528	6,242	6,242	6,487	5,647		24,466	24,618	23,800
Gross profit	2,408	2,821	2,554	2,674	2,383	2,484	2,494	2,202		10,457	9,563	8,939
Net earnings	488	1,396	1,266	1,385	1,105	657	1,226	1,195		4,535	4,183	3,393
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests					(2)	0	(1)	0		0	(3)	(3)
Net earnings attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 488	$ 1,396	$ 1,266	$ 1,385	$ 1,103	$ 657	$ 1,225	$ 1,195		$ 4,535	$ 4,180	$ 3,390
Basic and diluted EPS attributable to Altria Group, Inc.	$ 0.24	$ 0.70	$ 0.63	$ 0.69	$ 0.55	$ 0.32	$ 0.60	$ 0.59		$ 2.26	$ 2.06	$ 1.64
Dividends declared	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.44	$ 0.44	$ 0.44	$ 0.44	$ 0.41	$ 0.41		$ 1.84	$ 1.70	$ 1.58
Maximum [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Market price	$ 38.58	$ 37.48	$ 37.61	$ 35.47	$ 34.25	$ 36.29	$ 34.60	$ 31.00
Minimum [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Market price	$ 34.23	$ 33.12	$ 34.08	$ 31.85	$ 30.01	$ 32.72	$ 30.74	$ 28.00